Product Description

Silver Dial Day Date Month Feature Chronograph Function Self Winding Automatic Movement Caliber: Omega 3606 Power Reserve: 44 Hours Brushed with Polished Steel Case & Bracelet Scratch Resistant Sapphire Crystal 100 Meters / 330 Feet Water Resistant 40mm Case Deployment Buckle Luminescent Hands and Markers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13362 in Watches
• Brand: Omega
• Model: 3221.30.00
• Band material: stainless-steel
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: fold-over-clasp-with-double-push-button-safety
• Dial color: silver
• Dial window material: anti-reflective-scratch-resistant-sapphire
• Movement type: swiss-automatic
• Water-resistant to 330 feet

Features

• Quality Swiss Automatic movement; Functions without a battery; Powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Functions without a battery; watch powered automatically with the movement of your arm
• Domed, anti-reflective scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
• Stainless-steel case; White dial; Day-date-month functions; Chronograph functions; Tachymeter function
• Water-resistant to 330 feet (100 M)

Amazon.com Product Description
The sultry silver Omega Speedmaster Day-Date automatic chronograph watch replaces one of its chrono subdials with one that displays the date on the dial and day and month indicators within it. This precise chronograph timepiece will also help you keep track of your road training thanks to its tachymeter bezel. The large watch case measures 40mm wide (1.57 inches) and it's matched to a triple-link stainless steel bracelet that mixes brushed and polished finishes. Other features include a 44-hour power reserve, a scratch-resistant and glare-proofed domed sapphire crystal, and water resistance to 100 meters (330 feet)--offering protection from accidental splashes as well suitable for swimming, snorkeling, and light recreational diving.

This watch also features the Omega 3606 caliber automatic movement, which has been certified as a chronometer by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Control). Only 3 percent of watches produced in Switzerland are "chronometer-certified." To achieve this highly coveted certification, the movements are subjected to numerous tests over a period of 15 consecutive days and nights, in five positions and at three different temperatures.

How to Use a Tachymeter
A tachymeter is an instrument for measuring speed. It is a chronograph with a graduated dial on which speed can be read off in kilometers per hour based on 1000 meters distance. For example, the chronograph indicates that the distance of one kilometer has been covered in 30 seconds. The corresponding point on the tachymeter scale indicates 120, and thus the speed is 120km per hour.

The Omega Story
The Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt began hand assembling key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen in his principality La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the northwest corner of Switzerland. However, the Omega name didn't appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had passed away and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt. Omega watches have long been associated with glamorous screen and sports stars--the Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James Bond--with current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, tennis player Anna Kournikova, and swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe.

But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was "flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions" as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency's severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster's history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man's first steps on the Moon's surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Omega watches rocketed off to space on many subsequent missions, including visits to Skylab and the historic Apollo-Soyuz link-up of Soviet and American astronauts in 1975.

In more recent years, Omega created the world's first self-winding wristwatch with central tourbillon in 1994 and made history in 1999 with the first mass-produced watch incorporating the co-axial escapement, developed in conjunction with renowned English master watchmaker George Daniels. In simple terms, the escapement is the heart of a mechanical watch, generating the impulses that make the mechanism move. Omega's Co-Axial Escapement drastically reduces the friction among the parts that transmit energy to the other components, producing greater stability and precision and reducing service requirements.

Today, Omega is known for its rigorous testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega movement is tested on the wrist in existing Omega models, while various laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance.

Customer Reviews

Omega Speedmaster 3221.30
This is an amazing watch. I searched high and low for the perfect time piece and I believe I have found it. This watch is beautiful... trust me, the pictures do it NO justice. Omega... need I say more?

great watch, but if I was to buy again ...
I've owned this watch for about 2.5 years (although I didn't get it from Amazon). As others have said, the watch looks *much* better in person ... the stock Omega images do not do it justice. Search around if you'd like a better image. There are just two things that bother me:

* Mine can lose or gain up to 60 seconds each week. This is a bit higher than I'd like, even for an automatic.

* The hands can be hard to see at times. I wish there was a bit more contrast between the hands and the dial.

I take care of the watch, but there are some scratches on the band and even a couple small ones on the case and bezel, but the crystal is mint ... as it should be.

I'm happy with my watch, it is my first luxury watch, and I got it for a great price. If I had to do it over again, however, I'd likely pick one of the more classic speedmasters (e.g., the moon watch) or move up to a seamaster or maybe something from tag.

It never leaves my wrist.
This is the first review I've ever written -- a testament to the quality and my love of this watch.

This watch was given to me as a gift in 2004, and I can say without equivocation that it is the finest given I have ever received. My love for this watch is ineffable. The only time I take it off is when I play piano because it is heavy on my wrist. Otherwise, it's always on my person.

I've been tremendously [...] this watch, and it has held up well. There are some scratches on the band, but that is to be expected when you wear it everyday for 5 years. The face of the watch is still perfectly clean. But the true value in the watch is its stunning beauty. It isn't ostentatious or gaudy -- it's simply beautiful. It's understated and clean and dare I say, Perfect?